Lies and Sorcery
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Lies and Sorcery (translated by Jenny McPhee) is a major novel by Elsa Morante that interweaves intimate emotional drama with broader social concerns in mid-20th-century Italy.
Morante's prose is noted for its psychological acuity, mythic undertones, and compassionate portrait of complex characters.
The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and the ways memory shapes identity, delivered in lush, evocative language.
It has been widely praised in translation for preserving Morante's narrative force and lyrical intensity.
Readers often find it demanding but deeply rewarding, one of Morante's most celebrated works.
Morante's prose is noted for its psychological acuity, mythic undertones, and compassionate portrait of complex characters.
The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and the ways memory shapes identity, delivered in lush, evocative language.
It has been widely praised in translation for preserving Morante's narrative force and lyrical intensity.
Readers often find it demanding but deeply rewarding, one of Morante's most celebrated works.
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